Asteraceae Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt.
Arrowleaf Balsamroot
Paiute - Food, Candy
Use documented by:
Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 117
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Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt.
Scientific name: Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt.
USDA symbol: BASA3 (
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Common names: Arrowleaf Balsamroot
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Candy
Notes: Root pitch chewed as gum.
RECRD: 1566 id: 6919